Registered Nurse Grade 2 – Day Therapy
Ongoing, part-time role – 64 hours per fortnight | Parkville location, with multiple public transport options available | $107,510 (prorated for part time) + salary packaging + super + five weeks annual leave
About the team
Day Therapy delivers specialised ambulatory cancer and supportive care services through a shared service model with the Royal Melbourne Hospital and the Royal Women's Hospital. The service comprises 85 treatment chairs across five clinical areas: Chemotherapy Day Unit, Medical Day Unit, Transfusion Lounge, Apheresis, and Clinical Trials Unit. The team works collaboratively within a multidisciplinary environment to provide high-quality, patient-centred care to people undergoing cancer treatment and supportive therapies.
About the role
As a Registered Nurse in Day Therapy, you will play a vital role in delivering safe, evidence-based nursing care to patients receiving cancer treatment and supportive therapies. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will assess, plan, implement and evaluate care, ensuring optimal patient outcomes while maintaining professional, ethical and clinical standards. You will also support the development of colleagues through supervision and delegation to Enrolled Nurses and Registered Undergraduate Students of Nursing (RUSONs).
Deliver high-quality, evidence-based nursing care to patients across Day Therapy services.
Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care in partnership with patients, families and the multidisciplinary team.
Safely administer and manage chemotherapy and other specialised treatments in accordance with clinical protocols.
Support and supervise Enrolled Nurses and RUSONs while contributing to a positive, collaborative team environment.
About you
You are a compassionate and patient-focused Registered Nurse who thrives in a fast-paced clinical environment. You have excellent communication skills, a collaborative approach to care, and a strong commitment to professional development, quality improvement and delivering exceptional patient experiences.
You'll bring with you
Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (AHPRA).
Minimum 12 months' recent acute medical oncology nursing experience.
Demonstrated experience in chemotherapy medication management.
Strong commitment to evidence-based practice, lifelong learning and ongoing career development.
Effective communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to build collaborative relationships across multidisciplinary teams.
Postgraduate qualification in oncology or a related specialty area (desirable).
Our benefits
Generous salary packaging to increase your take-home pay
Discounted health insurance and eye care
A comprehensive health and wellbeing program
Public transport options at our doorstep and end of trip facilities for cyclists
Onsite eateries and coffee shops and inviting rooftop garden spaces
Pathways for professional development and new career opportunities
Five weeks annual leave, 17.5% leave loading, monthly ADOs and purchased leave options
Flexible, hybrid working arrangements
Inclusion and belonging
Peter Mac celebrates, values and supports a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects our vibrant community. We encourage applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. We also welcome anyone who identifies as LGBTQIA+, linguistically,



culturally and/or gender diverse, people with disability, and people of any age to apply for our roles.
Compliance and support
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory police check, and may require a valid Working with Children Check. Many staff are required to be vaccinated against, or demonstrate immunity to, influenza, and a range of other diseases. Should you need assistance or require any adjustments or accommodations to fully participate in the application or interview process, you are welcome to reach out to the contact person listed.
Hiring Manager
Yasmin Downey – Acting NUM
Contact Number: ************
Email: ******
Applications Close
11:59PM Wednesday 07 October ****
Position Summary
Day Therapy provides patient care under a shared service model with Royal Melbourne Hospital and the Royal Women's Hospital.
The service comprises of 85 chairs across five areas:
Chemotherapy Day Unit
Medical Day Unit
Transfusion Lounge
Apheresis
Clinical Trials Unit
As a Registered Nurse at Peter Mac you are responsible for planning, implementing and evaluating evidence-based nursing care in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team to achieve optimal healthcare outcomes for our patients.
The Registered Nurse is a key member of the health care team responsible for ensuring nursing professional, organization, legal and ethical standards are met. The Registered Nurse is responsible for supervising and delegating to other health care professionals such as Enrolled Nurses and Registered Undergraduate Students of Nursing (RUSON).
Nurses and Midwives (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement *********.
Classification or Salary Range
RN Grade 2 Year 2 to RN Grade 2 Year 8 (YP3 to YP9)
Immunisation Category A
Key Relationships
Internal Nurse Unit Manager
Practice Development Nurse/Clinical Nurse Educator
Clinical Quality ConsultantNursing Staff
Allied Health Staff
Medical Staff
Patient Support Staff
Patients, Families and Carers
External Community Health Agencies
Skills
Commitment to Peter Mac's Values and Peter Mac's Nursing Values
Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
12 Months recent acute medical oncology experience
Demonstrated commitment to life long learning and continuing professional development
A patient focussed approach to care
Demonstrated team player who can foster collaborative partnerships
Basic computer skills and proven ability to use health information systems
Maintain immunisation in accordance with the staff immunisation Policy, including vaccination against COVID-19
Experience in chemotherapy medication management
Post graduate qualification in area of specialty
Certifications, Licenses & Registrations
AHPRA Registration
Key Accountabilities
Demonstrated by / Key Performance Indicators
Thinks critically and analyses nursing practice:
Utilises a variety of thinking strategies and the best available evidence in making decisions and providing safe,



quality nursing care within person centred and evidence-based frameworks
Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates nursing care in collaboration with individuals and the multidisciplinary health care team from admission to discharge
Engages in therapeutic and professional relationships:
RN practice is based on purposefully engaging in effective therapeutic and professional relationships. This includes collegial generosity in the context of mutual trust and respect in professional relationships
Assesses and evaluates patient care needs with appropriate staff member(s) ensuring communication and patient care is coordinated with the multidisciplinary team.
Maintains capability for practice:
RNs as regulated health professionals are responsible and accountable for ensuring they are safe, and have the capability for practice. This includes ongoing self-management and responding when there is a concern about other health professional's capability for practice
RNs are responsible for their professional development including completion of mandatory annual and nursing competencies within agreed timeframes
RNs are responsible for contributing to the development of others
RNs are also responsible for providing information and education to enable people to make decisions and take action in relation to their health
Comprehensively conducts assessments:
RNs accurately conduct comprehensive and systematic assessments that are holistic as well as culturally appropriate
Analyse information and data and communicate outcomes as the basis for practice
Develops a plan for nursing practice:
RNs are responsible for the planning and communication of nursing practice. Agreed plans are developed in partnership. Plans are based on the RN's appraisal of comprehensive, relevant information and evidence that is documented and communicated
Provides safe, appropriate and responsive quality nursing practice
RNs provide and may delegate, quality and ethical goal-directed actions. These are based on comprehensive and systematic assessment and the best available evidence to achieve planned and agreed outcomes
Key Accountabilities (Contd.)
Provides safe, appropriate and responsive quality nursing practice
Provides comprehensive safe, quality practice to achieve agreed goals and outcomes that are responsive to the nursing needs of people
Practices within own scope of practice
Appropriately supervises and delegates aspects of practice to enrolled nurses and RUSONs, according to their scope of practice
Evaluates outcomes to inform nursing practice. RN takes responsibility for the evaluation of practice based on agreed priorities, goals plans and outcomes and revises practice accordingly.
Why work for Peter Mac
Peter Mac offer a range of benefits which support our people both personally and professionally.
Our staff benefits include award winning facilities, professional development and events, a health and wellbeing program, flexible work practices and policies and financial benefits such as salary packaging.
We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with a disability.
The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which our five sites are located throughout Victoria. We recognise their strength and resilience and pay our respects to their Elders past and present.
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📌 Registered Nurse Grade 2 - Day Therapy (Melbourne)
🏢 Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
📍 Melbourne